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Methyl bromide

11/11/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Methyl bromide – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Methyl bromide is first introduced as a pesticide in 1932 and is eventually registered in the U.S. a few decades later in 1961. A fact sheet published by the National Pesticide Information Center notes that methyl bromide is a widely used fumigant among farmers to amend the soil and protect crops against nematodes, fungi and weeds. Likewise, farmers traditionally use the compound to treat […]

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